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1 off the wind
od wiatru odpaśćodejśćtępiej od wiatru iść -
2 blow
[bləu] 1. pt blew, pp blown, n ( lit, fig)cios m2. vi 3. vtPhrasal Verbs:- blow off- blow out- blow up* * *I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) cios, uderzenie2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) ciosII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) dmuchać2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) dmuchnąć3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) zatrzasnąć się, przesuwać się pod wpływem wiatru4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) dmuchać5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) zadąć•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up -
3 break
[breɪk] 1. pt broke, pp broken, vtPhrasal Verbs:- break in- break up2. vicrockery, glass tłuc się (stłuc się perf), rozbijać się (rozbić się perf); weather przełamywać się (przełamać się perf); storm zrywać się (zerwać się perf); story, news wychodzić (wyjść perf) na jaw3. nthe day was about to break when … — świtało, gdy …
to break the news to sb — przekazywać (przekazać perf) komuś (złą) wiadomość
to break even — wychodzić (wyjść perf) na czysto or na zero
to break with sb — zrywać (zerwać perf) z kimś
to break open — door wyważać (wyważyć perf); safe otwierać (otworzyć perf)
to take a break — ( for a few minutes) robić (zrobić perf) sobie przerwę; ( have a holiday) brać (wziąć perf) wolne
* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) łamać2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odłamać3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbić, zepsuć (się)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) zerwać, nie dotrzymać5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pobić6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) przerwać7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) skończyć, przerwać8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) przekazać, wyjść na jaw9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) załamywać się10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) osłabić11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) zaczynać się2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) przerwa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) zmiana3) (an opening.) wyrwa, przerwa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) szansa•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) rzeczy łatwo tłukące się- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
4 sweep
[swiːp] 1. n( act) zamiecenie nt; ( curve) łuk m, krzywizna f; ( range) krąg m; (also: chimney sweep) kominiarz m2. vt; pt, pp swept( brush) zamiatać (zamieść perf); ( with hand) zgarniać (zgarnąć perf); current znosić (znieść perf)3. vi; pt, pp sweptPhrasal Verbs:- sweep up* * *[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) zamiatać2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) zmiatać, porywać3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) ogarniać, zalewać4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) majestatycznie wejść, wpłynąć2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) zamiatanie2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) zamaszysty ruch3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) kominiarz4) (a sweepstake.) totalizator•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up -
5 lay
[leɪ] 1. pt, pp laid, pt of lie 2. adj ( REL)świecki; ( not expert)3. vtlay person — laik m
( put) kłaść (położyć perf); table nakrywać (nakryć perf), nakrywać (nakryć perf) do +gen; plans układać (ułożyć perf); trap zastawiać (zastawić perf); egg insect, frog składać (złożyć perf); bird znosić (znieść perf)to lay facts/proposals before sb — przedstawiać (przedstawić perf) komuś fakty/propozycje
she reads anything she can lay her hands on — czyta wszystko, co wpadnie jej w ręce
to get laid (inf!) — przelecieć ( perf) kogoś (inf!)
Phrasal Verbs:- lay by- lay down- lay in- lay into- lay off- lay on- lay out- lay up* * *I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) położyć, przedłożyć2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) położyć3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) nakryć, układać, zastawić4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) położyć5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) uciszyć6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) złożyć, nieść się7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) stawiać•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) ułożyć warstwami- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) świecki2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) nie wtajemniczony•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) ballada -
6 beat
[biːt] 1. n( of heart) bicie nt; ( MUS) rytm m; ( of policeman) obchód m2. vt; pt beat, pp beatenwife, child bić (zbić perf); eggs, cream ubijać (ubić perf); opponent pokonywać (pokonać perf); record bić (pobić perf)3. vi; pt beat, pp beatenPhrasal Verbs:- beat off- beat up* * *past tense; see beat -
7 slate
[sleɪt] 1. n 2. vt ( fig)* * *I [sleit] noun1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) łupek, dachówka łupkowa2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) tabliczkaII [sleit] verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) zjechać -
8 blast
[blɑːst] 1. n(of wind, air) podmuch m; ( of whistle) gwizd m; ( explosion) wybuch m2. vtwysadzać (wysadzić perf) w powietrzePhrasal Verbs:3. excl ( BRIT)( inf) (o) kurczę! (inf)* * *1. noun1) (a strong, sudden stream (of air): a blast of cold air.) podmuch2) (a loud sound: a blast on the horn.) zadęcie3) (an explosion: the blast from a bomb.) wybuch2. verb1) (to tear (apart etc) by an explosion: The door was blasted off its hinges.) wysadzić2) ((often with out) to come or be sent out, very loudly: Music (was being) blasted out from the radio.) grzmieć•- blasting- blast furnace
- at full blast
- blast off -
9 drop
[drɔp] 1. n( of liquid) kropla f; (reduction, distance) spadek m; ( by parachute etc) zrzut ma drop of 10% — spadek o 10%
- drops2. vtobject upuszczać (upuścić perf); voice zniżać (zniżyć perf); eyes spuszczać (spuścić perf); price zniżać (zniżyć perf), opuszczać (opuścić perf); ( set down from car) person wysadzać (wysadzić perf), wyrzucać (wyrzucić perf) (inf); object podrzucać (podrzucić perf) (inf); ( omit) opuszczać (opuścić perf)3. vito drop anchor — rzucać (rzucić perf) kotwicę
to drop sb a line — skrobnąć ( perf) do kogoś parę słów (inf)
Phrasal Verbs:- drop in- drop off- drop out* * *[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) kropla2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) odrobina, kapka3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) spadek4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) spad, uskok2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) upuścić2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) upadać, spadać3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) zrezygnować z4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) wysadzić5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) skreślić•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out -
10 tail
[teɪl] 1. n(of animal, plane) ogon m; (of shirt, coat) poła fto turn tail — dawać (dać perf) nogę (inf)
- tailsSee also:- head 1.2. vtPhrasal Verbs:- tail off* * *[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) ogon2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) ogon2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) śledzić- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) orzeł- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off -
11 heel
[hiːl] 1. n 2. vtdorabiać (dorobić perf) obcas or obcasy do +gento bring to heel — przywoływać (przywoływać perf) do nogi ( fig) zmuszać (zmusić perf) do posłuszeństwa
to take to one's heels ( inf) — brać (wziąć perf) nogi za pas, dawać (dać perf) nogę (inf)
* * *[hi:l] 1. noun1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) pięta2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) pięta3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) obcas2. verb1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) dorobić obcas2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) przechylać się•- - heeled- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel -
12 rattle
['rætl] 1. n( of window) stukanie nt; ( of train) turkot m; ( of engine) stukot m; ( of coins) brzęk m; of chain szczęk m; ( for baby) grzechotka f; ( of snake) grzechotanie nt2. viwindow, engine stukać; train turkotać (zaturkotać perf); coins, bottles brzęczeć (zabrzęczeć perf); chains szczękać (szczęknąć perf)3. vtto rattle along — przejeżdżać (przejechać perf) z turkotem
* * *[rætl] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) szczękać, kołatać2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) turkotać3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) wyprowadzić z równowagi2. noun1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) grzechot, szczęk2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) grzechotka3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) grzechotka•- rattling- rattlesnake
- rattle off
- rattle through -
13 cyclone
['saɪkləun]ncyklon m* * *(a violent wind-storm: The cyclone ripped the roofs off houses and tore up trees.) cyklon
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